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London travel news LIVE: Dartford Crossing chaos as stalled vehicle and M25 crash cause 10-mile tailback

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Traffic is queueing on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing after a vehicle stalled inside the tunnel and a crash closed lanes on the motorway.

Traffic monitor Inrix was reporting a ten-mile tailback on the M25 at 10.15am on Tuesday due to the two incidents.

The stalled vehicle closed the left-hand tunnel, with traffic being diverted through the right-hand tunnel.

Meanwhile, a crash was reported a few miles south on the M25 at Junction 1b (Dartford), closing two lanes of the M25.

The two incidents have caused a huge tailback stretching about 10 miles from north of the Dartford Bridge to Swanley in Kent.

Follow the latest updated below…

District Line part-suspended

10:39 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

On the Underground, there is no service on the District Line between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road due to a track fault at Edgware Road.

There are also minor delays on the Central Line and Northern Line.

M25 crash sparks longer tailback

10:31

Meanwhile, delays and queueing traffic are being reported due to an earlier crash on M25 clockwise at J1b A296 (Dartford) – with congestion back to the QE2 Bridge. All lanes have since reopened.

Stalled vehicle closes left-hand tunnel

10:27 , Michael Howie

Traffic monitor Inrix says the left-hand tunnel at the Dartford Crossing is currently shut due to the stalled vehicle. All traffic is using the right-hand tunnel, causing long tailbacks.

Dartford Crossing misery

10:25 , Michael Howie

Long tailbacks have formed on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing amid reports of a stalled vehicle in the tunnel and a crash a few miles south on the motorway.

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